Formation and persistence of benzo[a]pyrene-diolepoxide-DNA adducts in liver of English sole (Parophrys vetulus).
Varanasi U, Reichert W L, Le Eberhart B T, +1 more·Chemico-biological interactions
The formation of DNA adducts from the carcinogenic environmental pollutant benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) was investigated in liver of English sole (Parophrys vetulus), a fish species that exhibits a high prevalence of liver neoplasms in several polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-contaminated areas of Puget Sound, WA. Analysi…